We often want things to be simple.

“Black and white, please. Shades of gray—oh, I think I’ll pass, thank you very much.”

And yet, somewhere in our heart of hearts, we know that this is not really how things are. We understand that life is multi-layered.

Once we let ourselves take all of our complex feelings and allow them to be, to sit together—once we can say “I feel X and Y and while I may have previously perceived them to be opposing I now realize that they can co-exist”—we can find a sense of peace not previously known. Tension releases as we experience the energy freed up from not pushing away various facets of our feelings and perceptions.

We can just let things be. And allow ourselves to be.

While this may be a different approach than the one we oftentimes take, there is nothing like this moment—today—to take a step along this path, one that may very well lead to a sense of authentic liberation.

Today’s recipe:
* Take 1 part desire.
* Mix it with equal amounts of beauty.
* Stir in a pinch of compassion and heightened sensitivity.
* Top it with the openness for a unique experience.

Share with others, and enjoy!

Today is a day for teamwork. If you’re looking to get the job done, to find the facts and figures that can help you to solve a problem (or even just tickle your mental curiosity), turn to your compadres.

Yet, with Mercury still retrograde and in a square to the Moon today, just ensure that the information and perspectives that they are sharing makes sense to you. Once you establish that what they are communicating resonates with you, apply these insights into your already evolving matrix of understanding.

Each month, I write a Wellness Rx post for for About.com’s Astrology section. It focuses on the astrological energies of the time, with special attention paid to where the Sun is located, providing Rx suggestions to bolster well-being. If you’re interested in reading this month’s Virgo Wellness Prescription, you can find it here.

Today with the Moon squaring Neptune and Mercury still retrograde, watch that the expression of your feelings doesn’t get lost in translation when you try to put words to your emotions.

With the fulcrum of Venus and the Sun on the Aries Point, love is in the air.

It’s there to be captured. And it shines strongly today. This love isn’t just limited to romantic love; it embraces all facets of heart-centered regard and affection.

Love is a love-ly feeling. See if you can focus in on it and feel into it. Capture it and let it capture you.

Monday, August 30

With the fulcrum of Venus and the Sun on the Aries Point, love is in the air.

It’s there to be captured. And it shines strongly today. This love isn’t just limited to romantic love; it embraces all facets of heart-centered regard and affection.

Love is a love-ly feeling. See if you can focus in on it and feel into it. Capture it and let it capture you.

Tuesday, August 31

Today with the Moon squaring Neptune and Mercury still retrograde, watch that the expression of your feelings doesn’t get lost in translation when you try to put words to your emotions.

Wednesday, September 1

Today is a day for teamwork. If you’re looking to get the job done, to find the facts and figures that can help you to solve a problem (or even just tickle your mental curiosity), turn to your compadres.

Yet, with Mercury still retrograde and in a square to the Moon today, just ensure that the information and perspectives that they are sharing makes sense to you. Once you establish that what they are communicating resonates with you, apply these insights into your already evolving matrix of understanding.

Thursday, September 2

Today’s recipe:
* Take 1 part desire.
* Mix it with equal amounts of beauty.
* Stir in a pinch of compassion and heightened sensitivity.
* Top it with the openness for a unique experience.

Share with others, and enjoy!

Friday, September 3

We often want things to be simple.

“Black and white, please. Shades of gray—oh, I think I’ll pass, thank you very much.”

And yet, somewhere in our heart of hearts, we know that this is not really how things are. We understand that life is multi-layered.

Once we let ourselves take all of our complex feelings and allow them to be, to sit together—once we can say “I feel X and Y and while I may have previously perceived them to be opposing I now realize that they can co-exist”—we can find a sense of peace not previously known. Tension releases as we experience the energy freed up from not pushing away various facets of our feelings and perceptions.

We can just let things be. And allow ourselves to be.

While this may be a different approach than the one we oftentimes take, there is nothing like this moment—today—to take a step along this path, one that may very well lead to a sense of authentic liberation.

Saturday, September 4

A prototype to-do list for today with Venus trining Neptune, and the Moon squaring Mars and Venus:

• Read the poems of Hafiz.
• Write a love letter.
• Go to an art gallery.
• Get dressed up.
• Delight in your favorite foods.
• Dance.

All the while, not letting a sense of idealism get in the way of creating realities within relationships.

Sunday, September 5

AstroPoetry for the Day

Delight
In the light
Of generosity.
Giving leads to receiving,
Sharing defined as caring.

The Leo Moon
Dignified and noble
Reminds us
That we are royalty.

In others exists a mirror
Reflecting back
The love we radiate
Enshrining our deserved
Hearts.

There’s a grand trine in earth today with the Moon in Taurus connecting with the Sun in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn. With this alignment we are offered the opportunity to ground into a sense of manifestation. We may feel more connected to an urge to make things happen, to take our recent inclinations into what we feel to be true and use them to construct routines and rituals that can help us to transition into a new rhythm of being.

You + Me = We

And while We has the potential to be a beautiful space, if You and/or Me is not thoroughly and honestly embracing our I-ness, then the We that we compose will not have true sustainability.

It’s our right, responsibility, and obligation to bolster the Me so that if/when we choose to engage in We, it has the beauty and integrity necessary for the balanced expression of our will, passion, and desire.

With the Moon in Aries opposing Mars and Venus in Libra, these You + Me = We reflections may thematically underscore today.